bpa was also found on receipts from mcdonald's, whole foods, walmart, and the u.s. postal service. now, the american chemical council says that the bpa levels in receipts are very low and is not easily absorbed through the skin. many consumers, though, say they are happy about efforts to try to limit that chemical in california. >> i handled receipts just about every day. i've been concerned about bpa for some time now and try to get it out of the products that my baby bottles and sippy cups and what not, i make sure that's all bpa free. and hearing that it's on receipts, i would like to have as little of it in our environment as we can. >> the state assembly just passed a bill to ban bpa from food containers and baby products in january of 2012. and it goes to the governor's desk. he could sign it later on this year. >>> well, it's up to voters to decide in concord whether or not to increase sales tax. the city council unanimously approved placing a half cent sales tax measure on the november ballot. the vote makes concord the third contra costra county city to ask residents to su